Standing together for women's mental health

Women with complex mental health needs in England and Wales are being severely let down by systems that weren’t designed for them, and that fail to address their histories of trauma, abuse and domestic or sexual violence.

They are disempowered, marginalised, often labelled – and dismissed – as “hard to reach’’ and then denied services.

We are WISH, the only user-led women’s mental health charity in the UK.

We develop pioneering gender-specific and trauma-informed support services for underserved women, share evidence of what works to improve services and outcomes for all women, and campaign together for social justice.

Empowered by our own lived experience, we help women connect and open up - often for the first time.

We stand together with them for the long term – through the ups, downs, relapses and revivals– offering them trust, relational security and guidance.

Helping them build their own positive pathways under their own agency and control.

We are always stronger when we stand together.

Stand with us for women’s mental health!

HOW DONATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

£6: 5 birthday cards & stamps for women in prison and psychiatric hospitals

£10: phone credit for a woman just back in the community for continued WISH support

£20: travel expenses for prison or hospital visits or a mentoring session

£30: 121 trauma-informed counselling session

£50: group session to explore current urgent issues (like cost of living)

£100: series of 4 coaching sessions for women to identify their goals and move towards them

£200: full support in the first 24 hours for a woman coming out of prison, crucial to preventing reoffending